Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-16
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WAsuzeEoH, Jan. 8, 1851.
Tbs prospeot NsB Years morning vas
aos an encouraging one for callers in
shis city. as the drsary rain Of the might
pssvioas had soEsiaasd, and ths pave
meats we're In that slushy condition
kaown to eur English cousins a ..very
nasty" Az chs morning wore alone shs
Faia ceased the sky began 30 liNktan,
aud those Who had oentempiatoa !
found 81 calls began TO think about call
na their carriages. The weather seemed
70 have decided In favor Of semi- clear
eay. and 20, under these doubtful con-
eltions. the oheerVanea Of tha custom sf
Neg Year calling vent on. n, ander
these eirsamsfsncee, the fair hestess Of
ths day manifested an interest Ia me
taereloRy sxeeeded only By that Of their
sdiefss the weather. must be hsld en-
tireiy responsible. and not the deAEth Of
oshsr topics Of oensefsation. The i'm
peoaaions young man Who did mot feel
able 10 comply With tue demands OF the
livery stable m AZ vas derived OF his
customary speeoh 70 the FL ,ot that ID
= 80 AA4tAA 4@AAA0aA4A MEL hANA t0LN f0XffW
he preferred walking TO riding, and 90
had left his carriage at home. But no
dOabs as he quietly smueRled 81 his
ealoshss in the hallway, bis ready wif
supplied some otter remark 10 eupplV
he vacancy in the programme of he
New Year callers o0nVersatiou schedala.
The streets we're lively IN the merninR
With tbs carriages of thoss Fastening 10
the Official receptions, and then later In
the day the residence streets resounded
With the rumble Of the wheels and the
banging OF the carriage doors. Some
enc remarked that calling was nos 90
general this year as usaal, aad while.
perhaps. the custom has not the Qeuarai
following Of few years ago, still there
we're 9 great many open houses and q
large numbef Of cAIlera.
The White House was in perfect
readiness for toe social event Of New
Years day. The decorations Of the
craving room suite we're unusually sim
pie and elegant. Ia the great salon, the
East Room, q few plants we're Get upon
The mantels aud taller ferns In the win
doss. The ehandelieEa throughout the
hosr weFe festooned with smilax. The
red paflox and green rooms we're sinai.
larry unestsntatiously Decorated. II
the blue receiving chamber she horal
decorations we're more elaborats. The
two mantsls we're banked With flowers.
Upon the right one uas q design Of red
aud white hoFiEsntal bands In red and
white oamelias. edged With Q row Of r q
tulips, and trinRed With the red leaves
OF The poinselta. In the osnteF
square we're she figures "l887" IN red
eaFnatioas and tiny hoWsEs Of mianon.
ette. Upon the lefh side the camslla
bars we're run peFpendianlarly and
edged with great iaponicas and smilax
and parole immortalies, And frinQad
With Roman hyaainfhs.
The Capttal vas a. quiet as q tomb
Saturday. About nooa the bailding
va almost entirely deserted. Through
oat The entire lenRth az thu main ooEri-
der net Sign Of life vas visibls; net
sssn tbs soand Of . football disturbed the
quiet, and IN thu vast rotanaa there uas
a. impressive stillnsas. ca. Oansday,
Sergeant at-Arms Of me Senate, Was e.
bis desk. His tlme fof several days
past has been % entirely AhsoFbed IN
atssndina % the funeral arFanaemsnts
Of Senator Logan that be vas compelled
90 oasoh ap. kvsrythine In ecunection
sith the funeral bad 70 be dons in .
rush. IMHnx.